As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due
- Posted on August 22, 2026
- By Washington Post
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As debt surpasses $40 trillion, the bill for Washington spending comes due
Decades of free spending have run up a $40 trillion national debt. But this week's bond market sell-off suggests Washington may soon be compelled to make some long-deferred, and politically unpalatable, choices that will leave few Americans unscathed.
